Grandma and her boys

Saturday, 20 March 2010

On the train trip we spent a couple of nights in Christchurch and one each way in Wellington...
Wellington first.
We had a great room in a Back Packers by the station as we had to be up at some unearthly hour to get the ferry and on the return journey the train.

We managed an evening walk around ....We saw all the sights one has to see Parliament, courts etc etc. we walked the shops lucky all closed as was 7pm in evening, but we did ride the cable car up the hill to see Wellington from the top where it was very windy and quite chilly so out came the trusty nylon jackets.

While in Christchurch we were to early for the Flower show and also we left before the Chinese New Year evening in fact on the morning of the day..shame .....but here are some pictures of the models that would be illuminated that evening I bet it would have been lovely. They were all made of silk covering wire frames.

This really was a great journey and can recommend it to anyone, especially if you have trouble travelling in a car...on the train you can get up and walk around etc. and $50 from Auckland to Wellington where else can you travel so cheaply.

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Me. I am 70 yrs young, I finally went to university when I was in my 40's and received my diploma the same year as my daughter received hers. So there was life in the old gal.
I have been a follower and followed my then husband around the world, he working and me..I had a wonderful time and would not have changed a thing the experiences are 100 fold, I really must get around to writing a book. We have lived in France, USA, UK, Spain, Kuwait, Jordan, Philippines, China, Bahrain, Dubai and NZ to name but a few.

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My nomadic life began in 1977 when my then husband was offered a job in Kuwait / DubaiOur wanderings continued and finally we ended up again in Dubai in 2006/9.. 30yrs later, so life has been in a full circle.

Stitching and Quilting kept me sane in all these years and are now my best friends. 2013 now sees me at home in New Zealand with my children and grand children and my last move from these shores. Vacations apart of course.